Royal Bank Of Canada Issues Positive Forecast for FMC (NYSE:FMC) Stock Price

FMC (NYSE:FMC) had its target price upped by Royal Bank Of Canada from $14.00 to $16.00 in a research report report published on Friday morning, MarketBeat Ratings reports. They currently have a sector perform rating on the basic materials company’s stock.

A number of other equities analysts also recently issued reports on FMC. Mizuho lowered their price objective on FMC from $21.00 to $20.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on FMC from $14.00 to $17.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Bank of America lowered their price objective on FMC from $18.00 to $17.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 8th. Wall Street Zen upgraded FMC from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, April 5th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of FMC in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, FMC presently has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $19.96.

FMC Stock Performance

NYSE FMC opened at $14.90 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.32, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a current ratio of 1.32. FMC has a fifty-two week low of $12.17 and a fifty-two week high of $44.78. The stock has a market cap of $1.86 billion, a PE ratio of -0.83, a PEG ratio of 1.36 and a beta of 0.51. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $15.40 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $16.54.

FMC (NYSE:FMC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 4th. The basic materials company reported $1.20 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.21 by ($0.01). FMC had a positive return on equity of 10.10% and a negative net margin of 64.57%.The business had revenue of $1.08 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.15 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.79 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 11.5% compared to the same quarter last year. FMC has set its Q1 2026 guidance at -0.440–0.320 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 1.630-1.890 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that FMC will post 1.7 EPS for the current fiscal year.

FMC Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 16th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 31st were given a dividend of $0.08 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 31st. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.1%. FMC’s dividend payout ratio is -1.79%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Michael F. Barry purchased 18,072 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 4th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $13.83 per share, with a total value of $249,935.76. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 19,634 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $271,538.22. The trade was a 1,156.98% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.82% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On FMC

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Root Financial Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of FMC by 3,642.9% during the first quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 1,834 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 1,785 shares during the period. Armistice Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of FMC during the third quarter valued at about $204,000. Entropy Technologies LP acquired a new position in shares of FMC during the third quarter valued at about $267,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of FMC by 4.1% during the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 11,291 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $380,000 after purchasing an additional 442 shares during the period. Finally, Cary Street Partners Financial LLC raised its holdings in shares of FMC by 26.0% during the third quarter. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC now owns 18,173 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $611,000 after purchasing an additional 3,749 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.86% of the company’s stock.

About FMC

FMC Corporation is a global agricultural sciences company specializing in the development, manufacture and marketing of crop protection products. Its portfolio includes herbicides, insecticides, fungicides and plant nutrition solutions designed to enhance crop yield, quality and sustainability. In addition to core crop protection, FMC delivers solutions for turf management and pest control in urban and industrial environments.

Founded in 1883 as the Bean Spray Pump Company and later known as Food Machinery Corporation, the business adopted the FMC name in 1948 and has since evolved through strategic acquisitions and divestitures.